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Shotgun-Wielding DV Subject Shoots N.Y. Deputy

An Oneida County (N.Y.) Sheriff's deputy with almost four years of service was fatally shot by a man who had barricaded himself in his Augusta home, after threatening to kill his live-in girlfriend.

After a six-hour standoff and fruitless negotiations with the subject, Oneida deputies attempted to take Christian Patterson, 41, into custody early Tuesday morning.

Patterson, armed with a shotgun, fatally shot Deputy Kurt Wyman, 24, and fired at Investigator David Nowakowski. Wyman initially responded to the scene and was involved in the negotiations.

At the time of his death, Deputy Wyman served as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps reserves. He had served in Iraq with the Second Battalion 25th Marines Fox Company and was awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal (with one bronze service star), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, according to the agency.

Deputy Wyman is survived by his wife Lauren, 18-month-old son, and daughter who was born the evening of her father's death.

The chief of the Nashville Metro Police Department took to Twitter late last week to plead for citizens to thank a police officer, appreciate the difficulty of their jobs, and understand that despite being fewer in numbers officers are being asked to do more and more every day.

The Florida Highway Patrol Training Academy posted on Facebook, "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Master Sergeant Daniel Hinton. Master Sergeant Hinton suffered cardiac arrest during a training exercise and was transported to Gulf Coast Hospital where he later passed away."